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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
40
WSW
45
WSW
55
W
60
W
50
W
25
WSW
15
W
40
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
45
W
3
6
1
1
2
1
max °C
-16
-16
-18
-20
-19
-22
-18
-18
-21
-17
-12
-16
-7
-6
-13
-6
-4
-9
min °C
-18
-16
-22
-23
-20
-25
-21
-18
-24
-22
-14
-18
-13
-8
-14
-11
-5
-9
-30
-28
-38
-40
-35
-39
-32
-30
-39
-37
-26
-31
-22
-16
-25
-21
-14
-19
2100
1950
450
1050
1150
900
1700
1550
400
1700
2100
1000
2950
2850
1600
3250
3300
2250
Cloud base (m)
3600
3450
3450
3950
4000
3450
3450
4000
3500
7050
5750
4750
3450
9350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:47
6:45
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:49
5:50

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5 km
Mid: overcast
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
light snow
Light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 170).
2 km
Low: overcast
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
48 minutes ago
-9° C
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 167).
13
36 km E
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
10
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 195).
19
37 km S
2385m alt.
57 minutes ago
-3° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 158).
10
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 130).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
38 km SE
2811m alt.
49 minutes ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 259).
10
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
High: scattered
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
59 minutes ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 335).
0
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
50 minutes ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 212).
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.